Blood trihalomethane concentrations and allergic sensitization: A nationwide cross-sectional study.
Sun Y, Wang YX, Mustieles V, Shan Z, Zhang Y, Messerlian C.
Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 01. 871:162100. PMID: 36764558
Assistant Professor of Environmental Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
I am a passionate and curious scientist committed to understanding how the world around us impacts human reproductive health and development. My research at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health is focused on examining the extent to which environmental exposures affect a couple's ability to achieve conception, maintain pregnancy, and deliver healthy offspring. I investigate both paternal and maternal exposures to phthalates, phenols, and other emerging chemicals and their mixtures on ovarian reserve, time to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, preterm birth, birth weight, placental parameters, and child development outcomes. I have specialized in reproductive, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology, infertility, assisted reproduction, and causal methods with perinatal application. I also actively collaborate with leading bench scientists to conduct translational research to examine the underlying biological pathways that may lead to infertility and adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes.
As the Director of the Scientific Early Life Environmental Health & Development (SEED) Program, my team works to understand how the environment impacts reproductive health from the very earliest stages of life - starting from the formation of gametes and embryos - to the birth of infants and throughout childhood. My goal is to generate impactful science on the role of the environment on early life health and development across the reproductive life course. My mission is to use cutting-edge evidence to inform clinical practice, translate science into policy action, and implement prevention strategies to improve the health of mothers, fathers, and their children.
Prior to joining the Harvard Chan School, I worked as a pediatric nurse at the Montreal Children's Hospital and as a maternal-child public health consultant for local, state, and national governments. I am enthusiastic teacher and mentor, and a lifelong learner. I strive to learn and grow from every person I encounter; my motivation is always one of understanding and giving, equally in my pursuit of science as in humanity.
Doctoral Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Provost Graduate Fellowship, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology
McGill University, Department of Epidemiology
James O. Maria Meadows Fellowship, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Bisby Fellowship Prize, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health
SM Mentor of the Year Award
Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Sun Y, Wang YX, Mustieles V, Shan Z, Zhang Y, Messerlian C.
Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 01. 871:162100. PMID: 36764558
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Wang YX, Sun Q, Coull B, Sun Y, Slitt A, Messerlian C.
Environ Sci Technol. 2023 02 14. 57(6):2445-2456. PMID: 36715557
Chen HG, Sun B, Lin F, Chen YJ, Xiong CL, Meng TQ, Duan P, Messerlian C, Hu Z, Pan A, Ye W, Wang YX.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2023 Feb. 251:114532. PMID: 36640579
Liu C, Chen YJ, Sun B, Chen HG, Mustieles V, Messerlian C, Sun Y, Meng TQ, Lu WQ, Pan XF, Xiong CL, Hou J, Wang YX.
Environ Res. 2023 01 01. 216(Pt 4):114737. PMID: 36372149
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Environ Int. 2022 12. 170:107576. PMID: 36283156
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Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Oct. 6(5):e222. PMID: 36249269
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Eur Respir J. 2022 07. 60(1). PMID: 35680146
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Fertil Steril. 2022 08. 118(2):239-246. PMID: 35787921
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Carmen Messerlian, assistant professor of environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology, studies how the world around us—everything from chemical exposures to trauma to climate change—can affect reproductive health and development.